On Tue, Feb 07, 2006 at 04:52:59PM -0800, Chen, Kenneth W wrote:
> Adrian Bunk wrote on Tuesday, February 07, 2006 3:17 PM
> > IOW, you want the patch below?
> >
>
> No, I really don't think so.
>
>
> > --- linux-2.6.16-rc1-mm5-ia64/arch/ia64/Kconfig.old
> > +++ linux-2.6.16-rc1-mm5-ia64/arch/ia64/Kconfig
> > @@ -132,10 +134,11 @@
> > This choice is safe for all IA-64 systems, but may not perform
> > optimally on systems with, say, Itanium 2 or newer processors.
> >
> > config MCKINLEY
> > bool "Itanium 2"
> > + depends on IA64_GENERIC=n
> > help
> > Select this to configure for an Itanium 2 (McKinley) processor.
> >
> > endchoice
> >
>
> This hunk does not make any logical sense. Select generic system type
> does not mean Itanium processor is the only choice I can have. What's
> wrong with having an option that works just fine right now?
You could ask the same question for NUMA:
Select generic system type does not mean NUMA systems are only choice I
can have. What's wrong with having an option that works just fine?
Keith said IA64_GENERIC should select all the options required in order
to run on all the IA64 platforms out there.
This is what my patch does.
> - Ken
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Adrian
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